How is pathos represented in’a shocking accident’?

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How is pathos represented in"a shocking accident"?

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Pathos is in “A Shocking Accident" was represented as Jerome learns of his father’s true fate.

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In "A Shocking Accident" written by Graham Greene, the pathos refers to the main character's (Jerome) father tragic accident or death. However it is illustrated as a 'joke,' for his father died because he was killed by a falling pig. Pathos is understood as a quality of an experience in life, or a work of art, that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy, and sorrow. Pathos can be conveyed through words, pictures, or even with gestures of the body.

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Pathos is represented in this work by the sadness and melancholy caused by the tragic death of the main character's father.Explanation: Pathos means "suffering and experience". In Aristotle's rhetoric, this translates into the ability of the speaker or writer to provoke emotions and feelings in his audience. Pathos is associated with emotion, refers to the appeal to the emotional side of the target audience. In short, pathos seeks to empathize with the public. When the author shows in the book "A Shocking Accident" all the suffering, melancholy and pain that the character is feeling through the sudden death of his father, the author is able to move the readers and communicate with them through a plot, using pathos.

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pathos means shock or fearExplanation:

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In "A Shocking Accident" by Graham Greene, the pathos or sense of suffering and sadness found was the main character's (Jerome) father got into a very tragic accident or death. However it is represented as a 'joke' or a 'laughing matter', for his father died because he was killed by a falling pig.

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